LCA Food 2012 in Saint Malo, France! - Manifestations et colloques ...

PARALLEL SESSION 4B: DIET 8 th Int. Conference on LCA in the
Agri-Food Sector, 1-4 Oct 2012
We are addressing these challenges in the SustFoodChoice project, where methodological development
and case-study results regarding several food products are pursued in cooperation with the Finnish food industry.
Table 2. The order of foods by NRF9, E/N index and by CO2 eq.
Product Order of products by NRF9 index Order of products by CO2 eq Order of products by E/N index
rapeseed oil 1 17 11
carrot 2 1 1
rye bread, industrial 3 12 10
olive oil 4 3 2
strawberry 5 9 9
orange 6 8 7
rainbow trout, filee, low fat, baked 7 19 16
pork slices, cooked 8 20 19
white cabbage 9 7 6
light bread 10 13 12
sausage, meaty, grilled 11 18 20
rice, whole grain, boiled with salt 12 11 13
potato, cooked 13 4 3
soy drink, fortified with Ca and vit D 14 6 5
joghurt, 2,5%, natural 15 15 15
oat drink, fortified with Ca and vit D 16 2 4
joghurt, fatfree, jelly 17 14 17
milk, skimmed 18 16 18
rice, side dish, boiled with salt 19 10 14
oat meal 20 5 8
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